Wharton Business School Raises the Bar Again
with an Innovative, Eco-friendly, Smart MFP Printing Solution from HP and Pharos Systems



Wharton Business School Raises the Bar Again with an Innovative, Eco-friendly, Smart MFP Printing Solution

Sponsor: Pharos & HP
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner
Speakers: Don Dixon, Michael Turner, Kevin Pickhardt, David Comroe
Type: Video (38 minutes)

When the Wharton School of Business, HP, and Pharos Systems partnered to install Smart MFPs (multifunction printers) on campus, the students found them so easy to use that they queued up four times as many print jobs but printed only half. In fact, over 2 million pages of what would have been wasted printouts were eliminated. Innovative? Yes. Eco-friendly? Definitely!

Join Don Dixon, Research Director at featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., as he examines the positive outcome of adopting Smart MFP technology and why it’s a prime example of green printing. In addition, you will learn how smart MFPs address corporate security requirements and enable print cost savings.

How much of a savings can you expect? Gartner argues that organizations that manage their printing infrastructure can save up to 30 percent of their printing spend. Want to learn how you can save up to 30% on your printing spend? Watch this new program now.

Panel of experts joining Mr. Dixon include:

  • Michael Turner, Director of the IPG Technology Solutions and Partners Group at HP
  • Kevin Pickhardt, Chief Executive Officer at Pharos Systems International, Inc.
  • David Comroe, Technical Director of Public Technology at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

So if you’re looking to better secure access to your print and copier devices, if you’re looking to better secure access to the documents that are coming off those devices and the confidential information they contain, if you’re looking to reduce your corporate carbon footprint, or if you’re looking to reduce costs, then watch this new program now.

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About Don Dixon
Don Dixon is a research director and the printing research community chair in Gartner's Technology and Service Provider Research organization, based in Monroe, North Carolina. Since joining Gartner in 1999, Mr. Dixon has focused on providing insight into the market dynamics that drive the imaging and printing spaces. Mr. Dixon's research provides insights into user buying decisions, printing solutions and smart MFP evolution, vendor marketing and channel strategies, best practices for print management, forecast and trends analysis, and many other factors influencing the imaging and printing markets.

About Michael Turner
Joining HP IPG in 1995, Michael has worked in various other areas of Hewlett-Packard, including business strategy, current and future product marketing, and customer support operations. He holds both a Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Oregon State University. Michael lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife, Julie and two children, Matthew (10) and Andrew (7) and enjoys spending time boating and skiing with the family, volunteer work with local students and charities, and has officiated college basketball.

About Kevin Pickhardt
Kevin Pickhardt joined Pharos Systems as CEO in April 2001. Based in Rochester, New York with offices in Auckland, New Zealand, Pharos Systems is the recognized industry leader in providing enterprise print asset management and cost-recovery solutions to both corporate office and higher education environments serving customers in 23 countries. Prior to joining Pharos, Kevin was Vice President and General Manager of Education Industry Solutions at Xerox Corporation where he spent 17 years in a variety of Business Strategy, Finance, Marketing, and Information Management positions. Kevin has an MBA from the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester and a BA in Computer Science from Brown University.

About David Comroe
In his current role, David manages computer labs, client technology, student printing, digital signage, and classroom technology support for Wharton Computing. David has over 10 years of IT Management experience, most of it in Higher Education. David holds both BS and MS degrees in Information Management from Syracuse University.